How to Clip a Dog’s Nails

Here is a quick post that will give you some tips on clipping your dog’s nails. Most of the important information will be found in…

How to Clean a Dog’s Ears

Cleaning a dog’s ears does not have to be a stressful experience for you or your dog. Earl and I threw together this video to…

Dog Will Not Obey Commands

So your dog doesn’t listen or obey commands? This is very common. To get your dog to obey you must first understand the reason why a…

Dog Does Not Come When Called

Training a dog to come when called begins with understanding why a dog doesn’t come when called in the first place. First reason a dog…

Biting Ankles and Clothes

Training your puppy or dog to stop biting your ankles, feet and clothing is first accomplished by understanding why your dog bites ankles, feet, or…

Mouthing and Biting Hands

Training your puppy or dog to stop mouthing and biting your hands isn’t that difficult if you first understand why dogs and puppies bite and…

Humping

Why do dogs hump people, other dogs, things, stuffed animals, legs, the air, etc? And the big question…How do I get my dog to stop…

Barrier Frustration

Aggression that manifests itself due to the frustration of not being able to engage with something when restrained by a leash or blocked by a…

Predatory Aggression

This is aggression that is triggered by the dog’s instinct to hunt and kill. It can sometimes be focused on inappropriate targets such as other…

Alert Barking

Not to be confused with territorial aggression, this is barking to alert others to the approach of a potential threat. Read more about alert barking…

Territorial Aggression

Territorial aggression will have a very similar presentation as protective aggression and can, in fact, be very intense. True territorial aggression is motivated by an instinct…

Resource Guarding

Resource guarding is defensive aggression that is limited to guarding food, water, toys, or other objects that are within the “ownership zone” of under a canine’s…

Dominance Aggression

In all animals, dominance is the first right to limited resources. There is no need to rewrite anything on this term or make it more complicated…